Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO)

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Course Content

Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) Course

Course Duration

3 Days

Course Objectives

• Knowledge of the ISPS Code and regulations
• Roles & responsibilities of security officers in ports and on ships and offshore facilities
• Roles & responsibilities of Governments and industry participants - working relationships
• Principles of secuirty - physical, technical and manpower
• Identifying maritime & offhsore security threats and making decisions
• Training drills, exercises, intenal and external audit requirements
• Access control of ships, ports, port and offshore facilities, security zones and identification systems
• Security risk assessment principles
• Security assessments: vulnerabilities and treatments
• Security plans - structure, development, amintenance and going beyond compliance
• Maritime security levels, responding to security threats and directions
• Terrorist behaviou and methods of concealment of weapons of terrorism
• Control measures, powers of officials, incident and even reporting obligations and penalities
• Developing and maintaining a security awarenss and vigilance culture